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ThorrnI glared at the blue planet quickly growing larger beneath us. I didn’t have time for this. I had a fight to prepare for. I hadn’t trained for months just to be distracted by my brother’s latest desperate scheme. Unlike him, I’d long given up on our kind. Instead, I lived in the moment. Fighting. Bathing in the adoration of the masses. Challenging my body to the very limits. And enjoying all the luxuries my prize money afforded.
Cyle, on the other hand, was the eternal optimist. He still believed that we could find mates and ensure the survival of our species. Somewhere in the galaxy, he hoped, were compatible females. He’d dedicated his life and career to the search for mates. We used to be close, but our different perspectives on what was important had made us drift apart.
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